Describe the wind power industry worldwide. What countries are ahead of the US in wind power?
• World capacity for wind power is growing at 30% per year, and will exceed 100 gigawatts by the end of 2008. • Germany leads the world in wind power, with more than 22 gigawatts. Second is Spain, a rapidly growing wind market currently generating more than 15 gigawatts. Next are Denmark and the US, with promising markets also developing in the Netherlands, Italy, Portugal and the UK. • China and India have significant wind power generation, with aggressive plans to ramp up production. • The growth potential is enormous. Wind power generates just 1.3% of global electricity consumption in 2007. Analysts claim that clean energy, including wind, could provide as much as 35% of the world’s energy needs by 2030.
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